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Nonilex<p>The US now has &gt;600 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> cases in 22 states, acc/to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> [&amp; who knows if that’s being accurately reported]. That includes 481 cases in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> alone. The country has now reported &gt;2X the number of measles cases this year than were reported in all of 2024.</p><p>The CDC says there have been 6 measles <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> so far this year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328765/measles-outbreak-health-risk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328765/measles-outbreak-health-risk</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> buried a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> forecast that stressed the need for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a></p><p>Leaders at the Centers for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> Control and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a> ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near <a href="https://mas.to/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> where <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/the-cdc-buried-a-measles-forecast-that-stressed-the-need-for-vaccinations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/the-cdc-buried-a-measles-forecast-that-stressed-the-need-for-vaccinations/</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Measles vaccination rates for young children may be far lower than publicly reported, a troubling development that could mean the United States is closer than expected to losing its 'elimination status' for the extremely contagious disease."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-vaccination-rates-may-lower-thought-risking-us-elimination-sta-rcna198259" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/measles-vaccination-rates-may-lower-thought-risking-us-elimination-sta-rcna198259</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunizations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pediatrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pediatrics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FamilyMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NEJM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEJM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outbreaks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Update</span></a> — <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a>, <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2502267?query=TOC&amp;cid=DM2392650_Non_Subscriber&amp;bid=-1425531110" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM</span><span class="invisible">e2502267?query=TOC&amp;cid=DM2392650_Non_Subscriber&amp;bid=-1425531110</span></a> </p><p>In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Rubin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubin</span></a> and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/virologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virologist</span></a> Yoshihiro <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Kawaoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kawaoka</span></a> to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans.</p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>Real-time <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/epidemiological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epidemiological</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>: tracking the occurrences of avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> around the world, <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/real-time-epidemiological-surveillance.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/real-time-epidemiological-surveillance.html</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Impact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Impact</span></a> of Highly Pathogenic Avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>: A Scoping <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Review</span></a> of Past <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Detections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Detections</span></a> and Present <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outbreaks</span></a>, <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-impact-of-highly-pathogenic-avian.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">2/the-impact-of-highly-pathogenic-avian.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>, 2 prestigious training programs were gutted: one that embeds recent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> grads in local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> depts &amp; another to cultivate the next generation of PhD lab scientists. But the agency’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Epidemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> Service—the “disease detectives” who track <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> around the world—has apparently been spared, perhaps because of an uproar among alumni after a majority of its members were told on Fri that they would be let go.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/meteorological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorological</span></a> conditions: unravelling the windborne <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/transmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transmission</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> high-pathogenicity avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> between commercial <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/poultry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poultry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a>, <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/02/genetic-data-and-meteorological.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">2/genetic-data-and-meteorological.html</span></a></p>
Michael Martinez :verified:<p>Looks like the American Medical Association is stepping into the void created by the Trump administration for medical news.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tb</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlPBmT_R0po" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=HlPBmT_R0p</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
Jericho Jameston<p>With two deaths confirmed, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> facing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergency</span></a> in one of the largest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modern</span></a> times: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tuberculosis-outbreak-kansas-rcna189637" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/tuberculosis-outbreak-kansas-rcna189637</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise &amp; would set back work on investigating &amp; trying to stop <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Marburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marburg</span></a> virus &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mpox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpox</span></a> in Africa, as well as brewing global threats. It also comes as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> authorities around the world are monitoring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> outbreaks among <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> livestock.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>Unique <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/duck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duck</span></a> rearing practice in irrigated <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> paddy <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/fields" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fields</span></a> driving recurrent <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> in two districts of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Kerala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kerala</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>, <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/01/unique-duck-rearing-practice-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">1/unique-duck-rearing-practice-in.html</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outbreaks</span></a> among the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/unvaccinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unvaccinated</span></a> are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vaccinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinated</span></a> adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.<br>There were more than 32,000 cases of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/whoopingcough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whoopingcough</span></a> in #2024.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Antivaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antivaccine</span></a> campaigns often targeted the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMR</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a>, which protects against <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mumps</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/rubella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubella</span></a>. Experts tend to worry most about a resurgence of measles. <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/vaccines-children-measles-pertussis.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/</span><span class="invisible">vaccines-children-measles-pertussis.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/Kxmn5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Kxmn5</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>We must address the many reasons <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDS</span></a> persist in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/issues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>issues</span></a> are complex, but we know where the most common <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> are occurring (and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/why" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>why</span></a>). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AIDSPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDSPrevention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrEP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/we-must-address-the-many-reasons-hiv-aids-persist-in-black-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/we-mus</span><span class="invisible">t-address-the-many-reasons-hiv-aids-persist-in-black-america/</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> investigating 1st presumptive <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a> case acquired in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-presumptive-avian-flu-case-in-humans-1.7379630?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/first-presumptive-avian-flu-case-in-humans-1.7379630?cmp=rss</span></a> </p><p>According to dr Bogoch, avian flu <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> have already led to at least 44 human cases, though he said this may be a "gross underestimate." "We know that political <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>borders</span></a> don't stop the spread of infectious <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> and, of course, this can happen in Canada and elsewhere around the world," he added.</p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>From 22 Oct: ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Surge in Florida Floodwaters After Back-to-Back Hurricanes - Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left something partic... <a href="https://gizmodo.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-surge-in-florida-floodwaters-after-back-to-back-hurricanes-2000515033" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gizmodo.com/flesh-eating-bacte</span><span class="invisible">ria-surge-in-florida-floodwaters-after-back-to-back-hurricanes-2000515033</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a>-helene <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a>-milton <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/infectious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infectious</span></a>-diseases <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinations</span></a> fall again as more <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> refuse lifesaving shots for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a><br>US becomes more vulnerable to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> ratesfall into 92 percent range. Only 0.2 percent of all <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vaccinationexemptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinationexemptions</span></a> are medically justified. <br>Coverage for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMR</span></a> fell to 92.7% in 2023–2024<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DTaP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DTaP</span></a> coverage fell to 92.3%<br>Vaccination rates vary by state, town, zip code, and community. In <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a>, for example, vaccination rates for the four key vaccines hover around just 80% <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/10/us-vaccinations-fall-again-as-more-parents-refuse-lifesaving-shots-for-kids/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/us-vaccinations-fall-again-as-more-parents-refuse-lifesaving-shots-for-kids/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Travellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travellers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/advised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advised</span></a> to consider <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mpox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> Centre for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Control</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ECDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECDC</span></a>) has updated its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recommendations</span></a> in response to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> of a new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/strain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strain</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virus</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a>. Other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/continents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>continents</span></a>, including <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>, can expect some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cases</span></a> too, it says. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PinkTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PinkTourism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd2p04405o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd2p04</span><span class="invisible">405o</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DG</span></a>'s opening <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/remarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remarks</span></a> at extraordinary <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> of Standing <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Committee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Committee</span></a> on Health <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emergency</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prevention</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preparedness</span></a> &amp; Response – 15 August 2024, <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-extraordinary-meeting-of-the-standing-committee-on-health-emergency-prevention--preparedness-and-response---15-august-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">who.int/news-room/speeches/ite</span><span class="invisible">m/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-extraordinary-meeting-of-the-standing-committee-on-health-emergency-prevention--preparedness-and-response---15-august-2024</span></a></p><p>So far this year, 15 664 cases of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mpox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mpox</span></a>, with 537 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a>, have been reported in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> alone, already exceeding last year’s total, which was itself a record. Upsurge in DRC is being driven by 2 separate <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> of two strains, or clades of the virus that causes mpox.</p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>Two <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> of highly pathogenic avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a>) in wild <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a>, <a href="http://news.foodmate.net/2024/08/694425.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.foodmate.net/2024/08/6944</span><span class="invisible">25.html</span></a> </p><p>On July 29, Belgium reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) subtype in wild birds in the Flemish Region, resulting in the death of two wild birds.</p>